Common Experience Courses

These courses are common to all Concordia University students (hence “Common Experience”). Be mindful that these courses often overlap with our Supporting courses and Comm Major-specific courses. These are courses in Religion, English, Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Kinesiology, Social/Behavioral Sciences, Communication, Classics/Humanities, and Leadership.

Supporting Courses

30 hours

While completing the Common Experience courses, students will begin to take Supporting Courses, as well (again, some of these already overlap with the Common Experience list). The goal of these classes is to provide a basic exposure to the Communication major, as well as to fulfill the Bachelor of Arts requirements.

ENG 1317 Introduction to Literature

PSY 1311 Introduction to Psychology

COM 2303 Mass Media History and Theory

COM 2317 Cinema and Religion

COM 2314 Communication Technology

COM 3304 Group Dynamics

COM 3335 Intercultural Communication Experience

Foreign Language (3 hours)

Foreign Language (3 hours)

Global/Cultural (3 hours) - Choose one from this list: ENG 2301, HIS 2321, HIS 2322, HIS 3308, HIS 3301, HIS 3314, HON 2311, or PHL 3301

Communication Major-Specific Requirements

36 hours

After taking the Common Experience and Supporting courses, students will dig into these Communication-Major specific courses. Note there are required courses—taken by all Communication majors, as well as Concentration courses—in which students select one of three tracts.

Lower-level courses required (7 hours)

COM 2100 Communication Practicum I

COM 2301 Human Communication Theory

COM 2308 Writing for the Media and Public Relations

Upper-level courses required (11 hours)

COM 4101 Communication Capstone Course

COM 4100 Communication Practicum II

COM 4310 Communication Internship

Plus 6 hours (2 classes) from the following list:Except for #1, any from this list may be repeated to meet this 6-hour requirement.

COM 3303 Communication in the Church

COM 3399 Independent Study

COM 3360 Topics in Communication

COM 3398 National/International Travel

An upper-level COM course outside of one’s concentration

Plus One Concentration (18 hours)

Broadcast and Production Concentration

COM 3307 Media Analysis and Criticism

COM 3317 Production I: Film Style

COM 3318 Production II: Broadcast

COM 3320 Media Law and Ethics

COM 4320 Production III: Directing and Performance

COM 4301 Digital Journalism and New Media Communication

Public Relations Concentration

COM 3301 Diffusion of Innovation

COM 3308 Persuasive Communication

COM 3310 Public Relations

COM 3331 Organizational Communication

COM 4301 Digital Journalism and New Media Communication

BADM 3352 Integrated Marketing Communication

Interpersonal Communication Concentration

COM 3302 Nonverbal Communication

COM 3308 Persuasive Communication

COM 3325 Interpersonal Relationships

COM 3331 Organizational Communication

COM 33XX Conflict Resolution

PSY 3331 Introduction to Counseling

Elective Hours

A sufficient number of credit hours to bring the total minimum number of hours to 128 of which 39 must be upper-level.

Communication Minors

Broadcast and Production Minor – 19 hours

COM 2303 Mass Media History and Theory

COM 2308 Writing for the Media and Public Relations

COM 2314 Communication Technology

COM 3307 Media Analysis and Criticism

COM 3317 Production I: Film Style

COM 4100 Communication Practicum II

COM 4301 Digital Journalism and New Media Communication

Public Relations Minor – 19 hours

COM 2308 Writing for the Media and Public Relations

COM 3301 Diffusion of Innovation

COM 3308 Persuasive Communication

COM 3310 Public Relations

COM 3331 Organizational Communication

COM 4100 Communication Practicum II

COM 4301 Digital Journalism and New Media Communication

Interpersonal Communication Minor - 19 hours

COM 3302 Nonverbal Communication

COM 3304 Group Dynamics

COM 3308 Persuasive Communication

COM 3325 Interpersonal Relationships

COM 3335 Intercultural Communication Experience

COM 33XX Conflict Resolution

COM 4100 Communication Practicum II

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